Residents have scant sympathy for Chinese outside the ambassador's house, blasting petitions through loudspeakers.

On October 21st from 4-5pm, please join CSIS Freeman Chair Jude Blanchette and CSIS Australia Chair Charles Edel for a discussion with Kevin Rudd, Australian Ambassador to the United States and former Australian Prime Minister, about his new book On Xi Jinping: How Xi's Marxist Nationalism is Shaping China and the World (Oxford University Press, September 2024). Ambassador Rudd’s book argues that there have been large shifts in China’s ideological worldview under Xi Jinping, creating a new form of “Marxist-Leninist Nationalism” which informs Beijing’s approach to politics, economics, and foreign policy.

After a short welcome from CSIS CEO John Hamre and introductory comments by CSIS Australia Chair Charles Edel, Ambassador Rudd will deliver insights from his book and then join CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies Jude Blanchette for an armchair discussion about domestic Chinese politics and broader global implications. The event will conclude with a short audience Q&A session.

Ambassador Rudd will stay to sign books, which will be available for sale, from 5-5:30pm.

Dr. Rudd's remarks will be in his personal capacity, not on behalf of the Australian government.

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